The two-car crash happened just after 8:30 p.m. near the North Reading town line.

A 2013 Toyota Corolla driven by Roberto Leon, 47, the center line into oncoming traffic and collided head on into a 2004 Chevrolet K1500 sport utility vehicle, police said. Leon was pronounced dead at the scene.

The occupants of the SUV, a 43-year old-man and a 12-year-old boy, both of Wilmington, were taken by ambulance to Lawrence General Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The cause for the crash remains under investigation Massachusetts State Police.